FSSAI cracks down on misleading ‘healthy food’ claims, tightens noose on brands NEW DELHI: A nutrition product promoted for people undergoing GLP-1/GIP therapy, loose raisins carrying unsafe pesticide residues and expired or rotten food sold through Flipkart have all landed on the radar of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), which has…
Green Card crackdown on major IT giants including Microsoft shakes Silicon Valley. Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa strongly reacted to the Donald Trump administration’s suspension PERM program for eight IT giants, including Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCL Technologies, and Capegemini and said that these companies are not the visa abusers. The visa abusers are…
US targets 2 Mumbai companies, 5 Indians in Iran petroleum sanctions (representative image) The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Mumbai-based companies and five Indian nationals over their alleged involvement in the trade of petroleum products from Iran, as Washington stepped up its economic pressure on Tehran.The US department of state targeted SSPL…
Amitabh Bachchan pays emotional tribute to Nana Patekar: ‘Extraordinary artist, friend, well-wisher and an exemplary social worker is no longer among us today’ Amitabh Bachchan has shared a heartfelt tribute to Nana Patekar, who died suddenly on Thursday. Calling him a friend, well-wisher, exceptional actor and social worker, the megastar spoke about the simplicity, forthrightness…
General:What a cheerful day this can be, Taurus. There is a more relaxed vibe from the get-go and people appear to be more manageable. Your Moon makes your happiness zone and your ruler, Venus adds charm and ease. This means that tasks aren’t as burdensome, and even mundane activities like going to the bank or…
New Delhi: Police have stepped up outreach efforts among residents, students and the youth ahead of a protest by CJP, Left and AAP’s student outfits Oct 10.The cops are reaching out to young people and urging them not to participate in any activity that could lead to a law-and-order situation.Police teams have contacted market welfare…
India Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert for a heatwave in isolated pockets of Mumbai and Raigad for October 9, as temperatures continued to hover several degrees above normal. Mumbai: The city barely had time to bid goodbye to rains before it got its first heatwave warning of the post-monsoon season. India Meteorological Department (IMD)…
For a generation often dismissed as ‘too online’, showing up IRL at a protest is becoming its own form of expression. But the interesting part isn’t simply that Gen Z is protesting. It’s what being at a protest means to them.A protest can begin with a post, a group chat or a meme. But once…
In 1782, a year after a famine, Madras opened a ‘kanji-thotti’ (gruel house) to feed the poor. The centre became associated with the Monegar Choultry, which provided food and assistance. Today, it functions as a home for the elderly.Over the years, the city’s response to homelessness expanded from relief to housing. In the 1940s, corporation…
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has upheld a finding that Gemini Edibles and Fats India Ltd misdeclared 2,304 tonnes of imported palmolein as crude palm oil to avail concessional customs duty. However, it reduced the redemption fine from Rs 2 crore to Rs 1 crore and…
